About 3,300 Burmese children and youth study in the 15 Migrant Learning Centers (MLCs) we oversee in Mae Sot, Mae Ramat, and Phop Phra. We are able to support the schools, that we call Ray of Hope schools, by paying out salaries for teachers, covering costs for maintenance and utilities such as drinking water and electricity as well as by providing stationary, school supplies, and teaching materials. We work in collaboration with the local community and the migrant education sector to increase the quality of migrant education as well as with Thai and Myanmar Ministries of Education to ensure migrant education accreditation.
In 2007, Help without Frontiers opened an office in Mae Sot. After 10 years, on 8 December 2017, Help without Frontiers Thailand will turn ten.
We want to make ten gifts to our schools and celebrate our achievements. Like many places in the world, we are celebrating with a tin theme to showcase our 10 years together and our long-standing commitment to the promotion of education and learning opportunities for marginalised Burmese migrant children and youth.
In the lead up to the anniversary, the Tin & Ten Gifts for a Brighter Future fundraising campaign is set up to raise funds to purchase, substitute, or renovate items that are critical for schools to meet the students’ needs and yet study in a safe and conducive environment.
On August 2017, we have conducted a needs assessment to identify the needs of our schools.
Here are ten things they need urgently:
- Roof: Many schools have roofs made with fragile materials like straw, leaves, or wood. The security of students is in danger!
- Bookshelf: Sunlight, heat, humidity, dust, and insects are damaging our students’ books and yet their access to teaching material
- Playground: Play contributes to the children's physical, intellectual, social, and emotional well-being. Every child has the right to play!
- Water pump: Schools need support in accessing and managing water resources
- Wash-hand basins: Children need appropriate facilities for their daily personal hygiene and health
- Water container: Schools need to store water for later use and face water shortages in the wetter season
- Toilet door: Many doors are damaged, have huge holes, or do not close properly and children are exposed to the risk of getting hurt or to renounce to their privacy and safety
- Water gutter: Schools need to channel rainwater and have a cost-effective water management
- Lunch boxes: Food must be stored to remain healthy and fresh and implement children’s nutritional lifeline
- Shoes shelf: Schools need a tidy and organized environment as students and teachers take off their shoes to show respect for the school space and piled them up outside classrooms
Find out more about the Tin & Ten campaign here
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Even the smallest donation is precious to Burmese children and their access to education.
All the money donated is invested into pure projects and in-field programs only.
Be a ray of hope, for a brighter future!
